She had already found Hanjia Village and of course knew that the so-called Lu Chen was Lu Tianjiao.

"Um, I"

Lu Tianjiao, who had been very tough before, looked embarrassed. He wanted to pretend that he didn't know Xiao Ling and run away, but he didn't expect that Xiao Ling already knew that the man with a head full of white hair was Lu Tianjiao.

Xiao Ling crossed his arms and snorted, "Lu Tianjiao, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Perhaps it was because of her higher level of cultivation, or perhaps it was because she knew what Lu Tianjiao was thinking, but now facing Lu Tianjiao, she no longer felt as uneasy as she did in the past.

"Explain. Explain what?"

"What do you think?!"

Xiao Ling was filled with indignation. Lu Tianjiao pretended to be dead and left without saying goodbye, but he was still asking her to explain? "Huh? Han Chang, when did you come?"

"What Han Chang?"

Xiao Ling didn't feel anyone behind him, but he still took a look subconsciously.

When he turned around, Lu Tianjiao had already run out of the yard, his speed was so fast that it was difficult for mortals to catch it with the naked eye.

Unfortunately, no matter how fast Lu Tianjiao is, he is not as fast as Xiao Ling, who is at the peak of the Transcendent Realm.

She dodged and chased after him, stretched out her hand to grab the back of Lu Tianjiao's collar, and gritted her teeth and said, "You old man, at this point, you still want to hide from me?"

Xiao Ling is now highly skilled and has an extraordinary appearance. Is she still not worthy of an old man like Lu Tianjiao? "Miss Xiao, you also said that I am just an old country man, how can I be worthy of a fairy like you?"

Lu Tianjiao smiled bitterly. Even if his spiritual roots were still there, he didn't look good standing next to Xiao Ling.

"That's true. You're an old man. You're slovenly and reek of alcohol. I'm disgusted just by looking at you."

Xiao Ling curled her lips and let go of Lu Tianjiao's hand.

Lu Tianjiao smiled awkwardly, took the wine jug and turned away.

After he turned around, a hint of loneliness flashed in his eyes.

"However, after reshaping the spiritual roots, there should be no problem."

"Miss Xiao, it is extremely rare to reshape your spiritual roots. Please go back."

Lu Tianjiao sighed with disappointment. He no longer had any hope of rebuilding his spiritual veins.

Now, he actually has less than three years left to live, and there is no way for him to wait until Jiang Zhige's essence is restored and he finds the secret technique to rebuild his spiritual roots.

"Who said that? I have a similar secret technique."

Hearing this, Lu Tianjiao stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at Xiao Ling in disbelief.

How could Xiao Ling find the secret method that even Jiang Zhige couldn't find?

Xiao Ling's face was full of pride, and he laughed, "I'm not lying to you. Although this secret technique is not about reshaping spiritual roots, it is no different from it. It can extract the spiritual roots of others for your own use."

"Extracting other people's spiritual roots is actually a sorcery. And if I'm not mistaken, not all spiritual roots can be grafted."

When he came to his senses, Lu Tianjiao couldn't help feeling complicated.

Although chance was partly responsible for finding this secret method, Xiao Ling definitely found it specifically for him.

"You are already like this, what kind of evil magic is this? Besides, it's not just for humans. As long as the adaptability is high, the vein spirits of other races and even monsters can be transformed into spiritual roots."

Xiao Ling was quite displeased. She had gone through so much trouble to obtain this secret technique, but Lu Tianjiao still disliked it as a bit like an evil practice? Lu Tianjiao's eyes lit up when he heard this. If it was really as Xiao Ling said, maybe it could really help him rebuild his spiritual roots.

"Don't be too happy yet. If you want me to help you rebuild your spiritual veins, you must agree to one request of mine."

"Miss Xiao, please speak!"

Lu Tianjiao looked serious. As long as his cultivation could be restored, many things seemed unimportant.

Xiao Ling coughed twice and said solemnly: "When your cultivation is restored, you must return to the sect with me, be my husband, and work with me to promote the prosperity of the sect."

"Husband?"

Xiao Lingyu was determined to shock people, and frightened Lu Tianjiao so much that he took several steps back.

She is still the same as she was back then, so direct and proactive that it is hard for people to get used to her.

Even if they love each other, they have to start as Taoist lovers first. Xiao Ling actually asked Lu Tianjiao to go back with her to get married on the spot, and after that he had to follow her to develop the sect.

In this way, Lu Tianjiao is no different from a son-in-law and no longer has any personal freedom.

Seeing Lu Tianjiao's embarrassed expression, Xiao Ling snorted and said, "It's okay if you don't agree. As long as you can find a suitable spiritual root yourself, I can help you graft it."

Lu Tianjiao's eyes flickered slightly and he fell into deep thought.

If he went to find it himself, he would definitely not extract other people's spiritual roots.

The consequences of extracting spiritual roots are only secondary. Others will definitely not agree to have their spiritual roots extracted, and even if their bloodline and physique are compatible, the extracted spiritual roots may not necessarily be compatible.

Therefore, in order to find the spiritual roots of the human race, Lu Tianjiao must inevitably slaughter many innocent people for his own selfish desires.

If we don't start with our own people, we can only look for monsters.

However, a monster beast must at least reach the Dao Seed Realm to produce spiritual veins. Now Lu Tianjiao only has the spiritual power of the early Lingwu Realm, and if he uses a little more, he will fall back to the Body Refining Stage. Even if he has the foundation of the Transcendent Realm, how can he frequently kill monster beasts above the Dao Seed Realm?

After a while, Lu Tianjiao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Now that things have come to this, I can only give it a try. Miss Xiao, I hope you will not break your promise by then."

No matter how many risks there are, it is better than spending three years in a muddle and dying in a dilapidated courtyard.

"I, of course I won't break my promise!"

Xiao Ling's face looked a little ugly. She had just said it casually, but she didn't expect that Lu Tianjiao really decided to find a suitable spiritual root himself.

Obviously, if he just agreed to her, he could save a lot of trouble, but Lu Tianjiao would rather choose to risk his life? Xiao Ling didn't understand why Lu Tianjiao still rejected her at this point.

The next day, outside the border of Daqi Kingdom, we visited the Guanling Mountains.

Lu Tianjiao and Xiao Ling entered this place together, looking for monsters that could be used to graft spiritual roots.

The Guanling Mountains are extremely vast and are a famous habitat for monsters in Shangquan Province. The Five-clawed Golden Roc tribe, which has a leader in the Transcendent Realm, is the leader here, intimidating all cultivators who try to hunt monsters.

Most monsters are violent in nature and it is extremely difficult for them to get along with humans. Moreover, Lu Tianjiao majors in swordsmanship. If he wants to find a monster that is compatible with him, he must at least have one related to the gold element among the five elements.

However, Lu Tianjiao searched around the outskirts of Guanling Mountains, but all he saw were either strange beasts of strange shapes or violent and ferocious beasts. Not to mention Jin Rui, he didn't even see a monster that was involved in the Five Elements.

After following Lu Tianjiao for a long time, Xiao Ling felt increasingly bored and said unhappily, "I say, you, you can even chase after a Spiritual Martial Realm monster, and you still want to hunt down a powerful monster that is compatible with your Soul? You are so weak, why don't you just obey me?"

The Guanling Mountains are the territory of monsters. Once humans set foot there, they will be hunted down. Lu Tianjiao has been running away the whole way. He feels that even if he finds a monster with a compatible vein and spirit, he will not be able to kill it.